Tag: "Music"
A Political Break, With Funky Fresh Flow
You know, there are times when the politics just gets to be way too much. When those times come, there’s only one thing I can say. Stop. Hammer Time. Move. Slide your rump. Just for a minute let’s all do the bump.
“And the rocket’s red glare, bunch of bombs in the air…”
You want to know why I hate American Idol? This. You hardly ever saw singers drag the National Anthem out to center field and bludgeon it to death before Simon Cowell’s mug cursed our television screens. Now, every 18 year-old with a pair of booty shorts, a low-cut blouse, and the ability to mostly sing [...]
On “Forte” and “Forte”
As much as I am hesitant to jump in between two pretty smart guys, when it comes to music, I feel I’m obliged. Jay Nordlinger chides those who pronounce the word forte, to mean a strength or prime skill, the same way they’d pronounce the musical term forte. He says that the first word, which [...]
Pandora to be Killed by the Record Industry
If the hyper-greedy recording industry gets its way with Pandora, it’s going to cheat the musicians it represents out of a lot of money. If you’ve not heard of Pandora, I’ll bring you up to speed. It’s a web-based radio station that plays music according to the preferences you give it. So, if you like [...]
RIP Isaac Hayes
Oh, no. Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday. His family found him unconscious, next to a treadmill that was still running. Medics rushed him to the hospital, but he was [...]
Luckily, I Don’t Have Neighbors Right Now.
My brother gave me an eBay gift card (those things are handy!) for my birthday last month and I didn’t spend it right away because I really wasn’t sure what I wanted. Finally, though, I found something I had wanted for a long while, but had never really gotten around to buying. I am now [...]
Monday Night Music – Traveling Wilburys
In 1998 1988 (oops), George Harrison, looking for a “B-side” to go with the single release from his new album Cloud Nine laid down a track in Bob Dylan’s recording studio. Along with Dylan, Harrison corralled Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison. None of them were in their musical prime. Indeed, all of them [...]
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